AL SB372

Legislature must adopt instructions for Article V Convention delegates and alternate delegates by joint resolution at the time of their appointment, covering rules of procedure and other necessary matters.

Any vote cast by a delegate or alternate delegate outside the scope of legislative instructions or subject matter limits is void, and the delegate forfeits their appointment.

A delegate or alternate delegate who knowingly or intentionally votes or attempts to vote outside the scope of instructions commits a Class A misdemeanor, prosecutable by the Attorney General or Montgomery County district attorney.

If all delegates and alternate delegates vote outside the scope of instructions, Alabama's application to call an Article V Convention ceases to have effect.

The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval.